Chapter 5 AP World History Vocabulary Flashcards

North African Christian theologian; made major contributions in incorporating elements of classical philosophy into Christianity

a state in the Ethiopian highlands; received influences from the Arabian peninsula; converted to Christianity

founder of monasticism in the former western half of the Roman Empire; established the Benedictine rule in the 6th century

Buddhist holy men who refused advance toward nirvana to receive prayers of the living to help them reach holiness

eastern half of the Roman Empire; survived until 1453; retained Mediterranean, especially Hellenistic, culture

early migrants into western Europe; organized into small regional kingdoms; had mixed agricultural and hunting economies

Roman emperor (321-337 CE); established his capital at Constantinople; used Christianity to unify the empire

mother goddess within Hinduism; devotion to her spread widely after the collapse of the Gupta and encouraged new emotionalism in religious ritual

Roman emperor (284-305 CE); restored later empire by improved administration and tax collection

people from beyond the northern borders of the Roman Empire; had mixed agricultural and pastoral economies; moved into the Roman Empire in the 4th and 5th centuries CE

version of Buddhism popular in China; emphasized Buddha's role as a savior

any of the many peoples from the steppes of Asia that herded animals; transhumant migrants

islands contained in a rough triangle with its points at Hawaii, New Zealand, and Easter Island

Bishop of Rome; head of the Catholic church in western Europe

regional military princes in India following the collapse of the Gupta Empire

holy men and women in Christianity; their merit could be tapped by ordinary Christians

religion of the early Japanese court; included the worship of numerous gods and spirits associated with the natural world

dynasty succeeding the Han; grew from strong rulers in northern China; reunited China

dynasty succeeding the Sui in 618 CE

Chinese Daoists who launched a revolt in 184 CE, promising a golden age to be brought about by divine magic